Jon Stewart just lately spoke to liberal New York Occasions columnist Ezra Klein, who defined to him the absurd miles of governmental purple tape concerned in implementing the plan for putting in rural broadband.
Ezra Klein clearly means that Joe Biden and Democrats thought this was a profitable thought as a result of the difficulty polled very nicely and rural broadband is a factor that’s truly wanted on this nation.
The humorous factor in regards to the video is watching Jon Stewart lose his thoughts in actual time as Ezra takes him by way of the bureaucratic steps which can be needed for states to implement the plan.
It is a lesson within the ineffectiveness of massive authorities.
Partial transcript through Eric Abbenante on Twitter/X:
Ezra Klein: “We’ve got to difficulty the discover funding alternative inside 180 days that’s the first step.
Step Two: States who need to take part should submit a letter of intent. After they do this, they’ll submit a request for as much as $5 million in planning grants. Then the NTIA Step 4 has to evaluate and approve an award once more. States who need to take part should submit that letter of intent.
Step three: “They will request as much as $5 million in planning grants. Simply planning, simply planning.
Step 4 : “The requests are reviewed, accredited and awarded by the NTIA.” States should submit a 5 12 months motion plan. All 56 had handed by way of not less than step 5, it took greater than 3 years.
[Step 6] Then the FCC, should publish the broadband knowledge maps earlier than NTIA allocates funds. So having carried out the no vote. So the letters of intent, the the the request for planning grants, then the evaluate approval and awarding of the planning grants, then the 5 12 months motion plans in between that the federal authorities has to place ahead a map saying the place it thinks we’d like rural broadband subsidies. After which, after all, the states want a possibility to problem the map for accuracy.
step seven So then the NTIAhas to make use of the FCC maps to make allocation selections. It’s exhausting even to speak about this, man.
Step eight is states should submit an preliminary proposal to the NTIA.”Jon Stewart: “However then what was the 5 12 months plan and what the fuck did they apply for?”
Ezra Klein: “Step 9 NTIA should evaluate and approve every state’s once more preliminary proposal. By my learn, we’ve had not less than two preliminary proposals right here, however that’s a distinct difficulty.
Step ten. States should publish their very own map and permit inside challenges to their very own map.
That’s not even all of it, there are nonetheless extra steps. Watch this:
Jon Stewart screams ‘OMFG’ and is rendered speechless after listening to all 14 steps to use for ‘Construct Again Higher’ funding:
Ezra Klein: “We’ve got to difficulty the discover funding alternative inside 180 days that is the first step.
Step Two: States who need to take part should submit a letter… pic.twitter.com/n2B3knnNY8— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) March 28, 2025
Is there any surprise why this program failed? Liberals took an extremely standard difficulty and buried it in authorities laws and a number of departments. That is why one thing like DOGE is required.
